A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
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Jive – 01241-41418-1 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Hip Hop |
Style: |
Jazzy Hip-Hop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Excursions | 3:53 | |
| A2 | Buggin' Out | 3:38 | |
| A3 | Rap Promoter | 2:13 | |
| A4 | Butter | 3:39 | |
| B1 | Verses From The Abstract | 3:59 | |
| B2 | Show Business | 3:53 | |
| B3 | Vibes And Stuff | 4:18 | |
| C1 | The Infamous Date Rape | 2:54 | |
| C2 | Check The Rhime | 3:36 | |
| C3 | Everything Is Fair | 2:59 | |
| D1 | Jazz (We've Got) | 4:09 | |
| D2 | Skypager | 2:13 | |
| D3 | What? | 2:29 | |
| D4 | Scenario | 4:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
- Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
- Engineered At – Battery Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
- Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
- Engineered At – Greene St. Recording
- Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
- Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
- Engineered At – Soundtrack Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Absolute Audio
- Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
- Published By – Brand Nubian Publishing
- Published By – Dusty Fingers Music
- Published By – New School Publishing
- Published By – Joe's Songs
- Published By – Westbound Records, Inc.
- Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
- Published By – EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.
- Recorded By – Zomba Recording Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zomba Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Zomba Recording Corporation
- Manufactured By – Zomba Recording Corporation
- Produced For – Skeffington Productions
Credits
- Design – ZombArt*
- Engineer [Additional] – Tim Latham
- Make-Up [Group ] – Kim Young (6)
- Make-Up [Special Effects Make-up: Model] – Paddy Crofton
- Management, Management [Direction] – Violator Management
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Photography By – Joe Grant (2)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Power
- Written-By, Producer, Arranged By – A Tribe Called Quest
Notes
Label variation, multicolor as opposed to black and white.
A4 duration misprinted as 2:13.
Recorded and mixed...at Battery Studios, Greene Street Studios and Soundtrack Studios.
"Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio.
Additional engineering at Battery, Greene Street and Soundtrack.
"Excursions" contains samples from "Time Is Running Out" (The Last Poets)
"Check The Rhime" features samples from "Love Your Life" (Average White Band)
"Everything Is Fair" contains samples from "Let's Take It To The People" (Funkadelic)
Manufactured & Printed in the United States.
Published by:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd (All tracks)
Jazz Merchant Music (All tracks)
Brand Nubian Publishing (B2)
Dusty Fingers Music (B2)
New School Publishing (D4)
℗ 1991 Zomba Recording Corp. © 1991, 1996 Zomba Recording Corporation
A4 duration misprinted as 2:13.
Recorded and mixed...at Battery Studios, Greene Street Studios and Soundtrack Studios.
"Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio.
Additional engineering at Battery, Greene Street and Soundtrack.
"Excursions" contains samples from "Time Is Running Out" (The Last Poets)
"Check The Rhime" features samples from "Love Your Life" (Average White Band)
"Everything Is Fair" contains samples from "Let's Take It To The People" (Funkadelic)
Manufactured & Printed in the United States.
Published by:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd (All tracks)
Jazz Merchant Music (All tracks)
Brand Nubian Publishing (B2)
Dusty Fingers Music (B2)
New School Publishing (D4)
℗ 1991 Zomba Recording Corp. © 1991, 1996 Zomba Recording Corporation
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 1241-41418-1 1
- Barcode (Scanned): 012414141811
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society (Track B2): BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Side A etched in runout): 01241-41418-1-A1 AA
- Matrix / Runout (Side B etched in runout): 01241-41418-1-B1 AA
- Matrix / Runout (Side C etched in runout): 01241-41418-1-C1 AA
- Matrix / Runout (Side D etched in runout): 01241-41418-1-D1 AA
Other Versions (5 of 72)
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The Low End Theory (CD, Album, DISC MFG) | Jive | 1418-2-J | US | 1991 | ||
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The Low End Theory (LP, Album) | Jive | ZL 74940 | Europe | 1991 | ||
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The Low End Theory (LP, Album, Stereo) | Jive | HIP 117 | UK | 1991 | ||
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The Low End Theory (CD, Album) | Jive | ZD 74940, ZD74940 | UK & Europe | 1991 | ||
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The Low End Theory (CD, Album) | Jive | (7) 051 351-2, CHIP 117 | UK | 1991 |
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An album that spans time. This will still be good 65 years from now. With the times of how they have changed every song still hits. -
Best I've heard for a vinyl version. It has the top end and mid-range clarity that the RE-3 NRP cut severely lacks. This cut sounds open whereas the NRP sounds dark and congested by comparison. It also sounds as though it has fuller bass and actually gave me more than I was expecting. I've auditioned three copies of the NRP and all had both severe physical and audible defects. This album deserves a far better reissue than it has after this 1996 version. Bernie Grundman would be the man for the job. -
After listening to a recent reissue, an original '96 B&W label, and this colour label version, the colour label easily bests all of them. Very dynamic mastering considering the recording's original fidelity, very quiet vinyl (Keep in mind that a lot of "surface noise" is coming from those samples) and minimal sibilance (Which both other pressings had issues with)
This is definitely the one to get! The artwork is also at its sharpest on this pressing. -
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Can someone if these reissues have the printed photo inner sleeve like the original 1991 pressing? I can only find photos with white sleeves (for either the B/W label or colored label versions). Would be too bad if that's the case.... The original LP has some sweet photos of the group.
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For everyone's information i also have a copy hadnt opened it until after phife dawgs ing and the pops/distortion you hear was in the original recording. Samples back then intentionally had the "fried chicken" left in for basically hip hop integrity. So nothing's wrong with your copies gentlemen. 😄👍 -
I agree with the two previous reviews. There are pops/crackling on Side A. I wouldn't describe it as almost unlistenable as evertonis1 does, but it is definitely a strange experience to have a brand new LP sound like a used LP.
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